diff -uar Python-3.1.3.orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py Python-3.1.3/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
--- Python-3.1.3.orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2010-11-29 22:16:59.433287434 +0200
+++ Python-3.1.3/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2010-11-29 22:21:28.544937484 +0200
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
 
 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'unix_prefix': {
-        'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
+        'purelib': '$base/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
         'platlib': '$platbase/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
         'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
         },
     'unix_home': {
-        'purelib': '$base/lib/python',
+        'purelib': '$base/lib64/python',
         'platlib': '$base/lib64/python',
         'headers': '$base/include/python/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
diff -uar Python-3.1.3.orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py Python-3.1.3/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
--- Python-3.1.3.orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2010-11-29 22:16:59.434287447 +0200
+++ Python-3.1.3/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2010-11-29 22:29:32.627720854 +0200
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         if plat_specific or standard_lib:
             lib = "lib64"
         else:
-            lib = "lib"
+            lib = "lib64"
         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,
                                  lib, "python" + get_python_version())
         if standard_lib:
